ISA Certified Arborist Exam @ Capel

[scotspine1]

Anyone here doing the ISA Cert Arb on the 25th April at Capel Manor this year?

 

Be interested to know what people thought of the exam as planning to sit the test in Oct this year. Got the US version of this award in 2002, been trying to get round to sitting the UK version for a while now. Was wondering how they compared....

 

The US version was difficult, some of the multi-choice answers offered were very similar and the pass mark was 70%. The IDs included pics of the trees from a distance as well as close up, the exam leaned towards pest and diseases and PHC. Was surprised at how broad a knowledge of arb was needed to pass this exam.

 

Any feedback would be appreciated

 

Cheers

TC

[Frank]

Sciadopitys (on here) was telling me bout it the other day, Think he is doing it.

[raafbeard]

From what I have heard from a colleague it sounds quite similar (if not the same??).....Hard, multiple choice and lots of PHC...

 

Hope that helps, I would query though whether they are actually different or if there is any benefit to you sitting it here also. He said the criteria was very US based.

 

Good luck!!